LONDON – Bracewell (UK) LLP received eight practice rankings and 31 individual recognitions in the 2022 edition of Legalease’s The Legal 500 United Kingdom. The firm’s 39 overall recognitions – spotlighting its prowess in energy, finance, disputes and construction – are the most it has ever received from The Legal 500 UK.
The directory praised Bracewell for its “world class energy practice,” for being a “global leader in project finance, export credit agency-backed deals, restructuring and general corporate work,” and for having “enormous experience in the energy disputes sector and [an] innovative use of document sharing platforms.”
Among this year’s highlights, Legal 500 named London Managing Partner Jason Fox to its Hall of Fame for Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas for the second straight year. The directory also listed him as a Leading Individual in Finance – Emerging Markets.
Four Bracewell lawyers were recognized as Next Generation Partners in 2022: Adam Blythe, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas; Nina Howell, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas; Oliver Irwin, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Infrastructure; and Eimear Murphy, Finance – Emerging Markets. In addition, Bracewell entered the table in Infrastructure for the first time.
Legal 500 benchmarks the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions based on feedback from more than 300,000 clients worldwide.
More details about Bracewell’s rankings can be found below.
Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation: Premium
- John Gilbert
- Alistair Calvert
Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
- Alistair Calvert
- John Gilbert
- Robert Meade
Finance – Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
- Jason Fox
Finance – Emerging Markets
- Alistair Calvert
- Jason Fox – Leading Individual
- Tom Jamieson
- Ro Lazarovitch
- Eimear Murphy – Next Generation Partner
- Gordon Stewart
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Infrastructure
- Jason Fox
- Oliver Irwin – Next Generation Partner
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas
- Adam Blythe – Next Generation Partner
- Olivia Caddy
- Alistair Calvert
- Jason Fox – Hall of Fame
- John Gilbert
- Ben James
- Ro Lazarovitch
- Eimear Murphy
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Power (Including Electricity, Nuclear and Renewables)
- Jason Fox
- Oliver Irwin
- Tom Jamieson
- Tracy London
- Gordon Stewart
Real Estate – Construction: Non-Contentious
- Tracy London
- Ro Lazarovitch
